God-level repair system

"Who do you want to compete against?" Expert Sun asked with a disdainful smile.

All three experts are professors, and although they are not as well-known in the archaeological community as Wu Hanqiu, they are quite famous nationwide.

Moreover, each of them has more than 30 years of archaeological work experience, so how could they possibly take a young man in his early twenties seriously?

"Who are you going to compete against?" Chu Zhen smiled, then said, "I mean all three of you come at me together, otherwise it will look like I'm bullying you."

Upon hearing this, the three experts were so angry they almost kicked him.

Are you bullying us?

We're afraid people will say we're bullying you!

Many people in the studio burst into laughter, finding Chu Zhen's words hilarious.

"How about this, the three of you each give a piece of ancient script, and I'll decipher and translate it. After that, I'll give you a piece of ancient script, and you'll decipher and translate it. How does that sound?" Chu Zhen said.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Expert Wang narrowed his eyes.

"Of course I'm sure. Consider it a free lesson for the three of you," Chu Zhen said.

The three experts rolled their eyes, thinking to themselves that this young man was incredibly pretentious.

Don't you know that if you try to act cool in some things, you can easily end up looking like an idiot?

“Alright, since you’re so confident, then don’t accuse us of taking advantage of our seniority.” After saying that, Expert Zhao picked up a pen and paper from the table and wrote out a strange and complex character.

Chu Zhen glanced at it and immediately had the system translate it.

The system took a full minute to recognize the character before finally translating it.

"Pfft!" Chu Zhen burst out laughing as soon as he saw it.

"What are you laughing at?" Expert Zhao said angrily.

"I laughed at your terrible handwriting; I almost couldn't recognize it." Chu Zhen shook his head.

He then picked up his pen and paper again and rewrote the ancient script.

Upon looking at it, Expert Zhao blushed and realized that the strokes of the character he had written did indeed appear to be a bit crooked.

They had already deciphered this ancient script a month ago. Expert Zhao wrote it down from memory, but because there were too many strokes, it was crooked and somewhat incongruous.

However, what Chu Zhen wrote was almost identical to the handwriting they found in the ancient ruins.

"Pshaw! So what if you can write it? Maybe you've seen the character somewhere before and that's why you memorized it," Expert Zhao retorted.

“Exactly, we’re competing to decipher ancient scripts, not to see who writes the most beautifully,” expert Wang immediately interjected, trying to smooth things over.

"Tell me, how do you interpret this ancient script?"

Chu Zhen remained calm and slowly explained, "This ancient script refers to a certain point on the eight extraordinary meridians of the human body, called the Yin Wei Meridian."

As soon as he finished speaking, the three experts' expressions changed.

They couldn't help but look at each other in bewilderment. Judging from their expressions, it was clear that Chu Zhen was right.

Wu Hanqiu nodded repeatedly. They had already deciphered this ancient script, just as Chu Zhen had said.

“However,” Chu Zhen then spoke up, “there is another stroke on the right that rises upwards, which means to circulate qi upwards. I think this character should appear in some ancient martial arts inheritance technique, mainly to tell practitioners that when true qi reaches the Yin Wei meridian, it must rush straight upwards and cannot linger.”

Ancient script is highly variable. Many strokes may seem to have the same structure, but the different strokes and strengths of the brushstrokes can convey different meanings.

While these experts were able to decipher some of the ancient script, they might not be able to fathom the deeper meanings of some of the characters.

Chu Zhen couldn't help but recall that in his previous life, there were always some rumors in the Awakening Alliance about certain warriors who went astray during cultivation and ended up losing all their cultivation. This was probably because these experts did not fully understand those ancient characters.

"I see, I see!" Wu Hanqiu exclaimed excitedly, "No wonder I found the same character in another photo a few days ago, but the right stroke of the character in that photo did indeed fall downwards. Could it be that the character was written with luck?"

Chu Zhen nodded: "That's right. Many ancient characters look the same, but if the writing style is different, the meaning they express will be different."

“I thought it was because the writers were different that they looked different,” Wu Hanqiu said.

“Professor Wu, you’re mistaken about that. Ancient scripts are not as numerous as modern Chinese characters, so people in ancient times were very strict about how they depicted characters. Even the proportion of each stroke had to be precise. If there was a mistake, it could easily affect the meaning of the whole text,” Chu Zhen said.

"I've learned a lot!" Wu Hanqiu clasped his hands in a fist salute.

He was now 100% certain that Chu Zhen truly understood the ancient script.

It's strange, though. How could a college student in his early twenties have research on ancient scripts?

However, it's not appropriate to ask these questions directly, since everyone has their own secrets.

“What does it matter if you only know one character? Maybe Professor Wu told you about it before.” Expert Wang was still unwilling to admit that Chu Zhen’s research on the Wild Script was superior to theirs.

So he picked up his pen and wrote another ancient script.

He and expert Sun deciphered this character together, just three days ago.

"Hey! You guys are supposed to be experts, how come you keep making typos?" Chu Zhen shook his head and sighed.

"I..." Expert Wang was speechless.

In order to avoid Chu Zhen finding fault, he wrote it carefully stroke by stroke. He dared not say that it was exactly the same as the one in the photo of the ancient ruins, but it was not a typo, was it?

"The meaning of this character is very simple, and there are many ancient characters with similar meanings."

"Oh? Is that so? Tell me about it," Wu Hanqiu asked quickly.

"Power!" Chu Zhen uttered a single word.

"Position?"

“That’s right, the ‘momentum’ in ‘momentum’.” Chu Zhen continued, “The reason I said that Expert Wang’s writing was a typo is because he completely failed to depict the momentum of the character. Is the momentum of this character domineering? Or upright? Or cold and sinister? It all depends on the writer’s handwriting.”

Expert Wang looked on with suspicion: "There's such a saying?"

"Of course, that's why I said you don't understand the ancient script at all. Even if you decipher a certain ancient martial arts inheritance, you only understand the surface meaning. If you actually let people cultivate it, it would be deadly."

"You..." Expert Wang was speechless again.

Chu Zhen's words were eloquent and persuasive, leaving them speechless for a moment.

There are many martial arts traditions in the ancient ruins that people can practice.

However, if the meaning of the cultivation technique is misunderstood, going into qi deviation is considered the least of one's worries.

"Expert Sun, it's your turn," Chu Zhen said with a smile.

With the system around, he felt no pressure at all.

The system's translation function does not simply translate the literal meaning.

Each ancient script is described in detail, including its origin, in order to help the host gain a more comprehensive and in-depth understanding.

In the end, Chu Zhen once again deciphered the ancient script provided by expert Sun without any suspense.

Everyone in the studio was dumbfounded. They racked their brains but couldn't understand how this young man had managed to do it.

"Now that I have translated the ancient script provided by the three experts, it is my turn next."

Immediately, Chu Zhen picked up a pen and paper and wrote something down.

As a result, not only the three experts, but even Wu Hanqiu was completely dumbfounded!